Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product present particular social groups?
these pictures show Leo Broadhead, whom we originally hoped would play our main character, as he had the perfect image of the sort of teen we hoped to represent. We hoped toepresent a middle class teenage boy, between 16-17, who is popular, likeable, but suffers the day to day misfortunes that any normal teenage boy suffers. Here are some characters which we used as inspiration.

NAME: Dave lizewski (Kickass)

FILM: Kickass

SIGNIFICANCE: The film Kickass and the character of Dave have been a huge inspiration for us when developing our character. Dave is the main protagonist in this exemplar dark comedy. An ordinary boy, who believes he can be someone great, we knew we wanted to emulate Dave’s ambition, an ordinary life in our main character.

SIMILARITIES TO OUR CHARACTER: They both share the same age of 17. They both share a sense of normality in their day to day lives, until something dramatically changes, and they are forced out of their depth, into a dire situation.

NAME: Marty McFly

FILM: Back to the Future

SIGNIFICANCE: A loveable and charming character, in one of the most iconic films of all time. Marty is constantly finding himself in situations where he has to use his charm and quick wit to escape from danger (despite that danger being of a more fantastical nature than our own) . It was this loveable quality we wanted to have reflected in our own character, as we feel it reflects the happy go lucky nature of the social group he would fit into.

SIMILARITIES TO OUR CHARACTER: He is cheerful, charming and always reacts using his personality to escape danger.

NAME: Clark “Mouth” Devereaux

FILM: The Goonies

SIGNIFICANCE: Named Mouth due to his quick… mouth, Clark is the arguable leader of the band of intrepid teens on the search for lost pirate’s treasure. Also noted for his large, yet irresistible ego, we wanted Jack to hold similar traits.

SIMILARITIES TO OUR CHARACTER: They both hold themselves in very high regard, and are willing to be natural leaders, despite their naivety.

This is the first time we see our main character in a proper light. We chose to have the audience see him bloodied and frightened, as it would warp their whole perception of him, and leave them intrigued as to how he ended up like this, as well as what changes he went through as a character. It also adds the violent aspect to our film.

 This over the shoulder shot is designed to show Jack's playfully arrogant nature, and proves he is a confident teen. We chose to have him come out the shower to show he is vulnerable, but also to add a comedic element.

This low angle shot is designed to add the comedic element to our piece. Furthermore, it shows Jack has a sister, which tells the audience he has a relatively normal life, with a family.















This mid angle shot also shows the clothes we chose for Jack. He is in a smart suit for school, which represents the order in his life. This is juxtaposed to the ruined suit we see at the beginning of the piece, which shows how his life has turned to chaos.